Inventions & Questionable Turbines
This category is a catchall for all those contraptions that burst on the scene in a blaze of media hype as different from those “other” wind turbines only to eventually disappear. It’s not possible to critique every “invention” that plagues the field of wind energy so only those that have piqued my curiosity, or are particularly egregious, are listed here.
Energy Ball–A Review
By
Paul Gipe
I’ve been putting off writing anything about the “Energy Ball” simply because there are too many of these “inventions” for one person to track, analyze, and report on. Like many of these contraptions, and that’s the best I can say about such devices, it’s a distraction from more serious endeavors.
An Open Letter to Inventors by Mick Sagrillo
By
Mick Sagrillo
Specifically to inventors of vertical axis wind turbines and rooftop wind ‘technology breakthroughs’
Mag-Wind Pyramidal Power
By
Paul Gipe
The pyramids have always been thought to contain some magical power. Maybe they do. Maybe Mag-Wind has found a way to tap into this magical power, because they certainly are not going to get much electrical power from this contraption.
Response by Paul Gipe to Dr. David Anderson Renewable Devices Swift Turbines
By
Paul Gipe
Your claims cannot be substantiated by the data made available to the public and it is likely they cannot be verified in the field.
US Wind Turbine/Bos’s Warning
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by Paul Gipe October, 2002 in a posting to awea-wind-home news group. Mike is Michael Klemen, Bos is Ken Bosley. …
Stirring Up a Hornet’s Nest: New Turbine Generates Controversy
By
Paul Gipe
“We’re not a very sophisticated company,” Bob Green says humbly. Others agree. The awea-wind-home web site is buzzing with questions about the audacious claims of Green and his company, Thermodyne Systems of Lancaster, California.
